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U.S. Army Col. Tracey Poirier promotes to the rank of Brig. Gen. during a ceremony at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, July 26, 2023. Poirier is the first female promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the history of the Vermont Army National Guard. (Photos Courtesy of the Vermont Army National Guard)

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Job-market-eyeing juniors and seniors have probably visited Å·ÃÀAV’s Center for Career Readiness to get résumés and cover letters reviewed, practice interviewing and explore work-experience opportunities. But the center’s director, Meghan Oliver, wants first-year students, who may not yet have visited, to know it’s never too early to tap resources and plan careers.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV has named Dr. Karen Gaines, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University who also holds an academic appointment as professor of physiology, as provost and dean of the faculty, beginning at the end of the spring 2022 semester.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV announced that Danielle Pelczarski, deputy commandant of the California State University Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California, has been named senior vice president and chief of staff, effective March 2022.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — In April, Norwich’s U.S. Army ROTC received the 2020 Gen. Douglas MacArthur Award for the Cadet Command’s 1st Brigade. In July, Norwich’s U.S. Army ROTC Pioneer Battalion received the Defense Department ROTC and Educational Institution Partnership Excellence Award. The Excellence Award recognizes exceptional performance in the 2019-20 academic year and standing out among the 496 U.S. colleges and universities that host ROTC units.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV on Sept. 27 was awarded a two-year $18.5 million grant from the National Security Agency as the lead institution to continue to develop the Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Institutes at the six Senior Military Colleges (SMCs).

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV is honored to welcome Col. Adam T. Rice, 158th Fighter Wing vice commander and 1991 Å·ÃÀAV alumnus, in a private ceremony Oct. 16 to dedicate an F-16 display at Sabine Field at Haynes Family Stadium

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV’s Semper Fidelis Society student group is hosting the 2021 Walter N. Levy Challenge, a 10k endurance race and fundraiser to be held on Sunday, Sept. 26.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Å·ÃÀAV has earned its six-year accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for three bachelor of science programs in the David Crawford School of Engineering: civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — The Pritzker Military Foundation, on behalf of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago, has committed $650,000 to the Å·ÃÀAV Military Writers’ Symposium.